NYTIMES (Patricia Cohen) - War Risk for Businesses Will Mean Higher Prices No Matter What Happens
Doing business in a more dangerous and unpredictable world will cost more, pushing up the price of everything from food to electronics.
AXIOS (Kelly Tyko) - Your Easter candy is still expensive — even with cheaper cocoa
Cocoa prices have plunged from last year's record highs — but shoppers are still paying more for Easter chocolate , Wells Fargo says. Why it matters: Once food companies raise prices, they're slow to bring them back down when ingredient costs fall — even as consumers are expected to spend a record $24.9 billion on Easter this year, according to the National Retail Federation . State of play: Major chocolate companies raised prices by up to 20% during the cocoa spike in 2024-2025, per a Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute report. - For Easter, prices are up again — with chocolate costing shoppers about 14% more year over year in early 2026, according to Datasembly data. - Over the past five years, the cost of a full Easter basket has…
NYTIMES (Sydney Ember and Jordyn Holman) - With Tariff Changes, Consumers May Be Stuck in a Waiting Game
Some companies could decide to temper price increases, but the effect would take time to materialize.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Brooke Shafer) - Buyers beware: Post-holiday price hikes signal 'tough road ahead'
After holding prices steady during the holiday season, many companies are now preparing to raise them.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Companies could start raising prices due to Trump's tariffs this year
Businesses that held the line on tariff-related price increases last year might be passing more of those costs on to consumers at the start of 2026. Why it matters: The Trump administration is celebrating how little its huge levies have impacted inflation. But new signs indicate the policies are appearing with a lag, complicating their push to address affordability concerns. Zoom out: Many companies reassess pricing at the start of the year — one factor that historically makes January a month of above-average price increases. - Tariffs could be supercharging that historic trend: Companies might finally be raising prices to address the costs they ate throughout much of last year. - Adobe's Digital Price Index rose by the most, month on…